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While battling breast cancer, Shirley wasn’t looking for romance but fate had other ideas
Shirley Morris, 76, Black Range, Vic
As I strolled to the toilet block, the camp caretaker shot me a big, warm smile.
‘How are you doing?’ said cheery David, then 73. ‘Keeping cool?’
It was a sweltering New Year’s Eve 2022 at the Great Western Racing and Recreation Reserve camp ground. Aged 74, I was on a camping trip with friends, and I was having a fantastic time. But as the mercury soared we were nearly melting.
Then lovely David popped over with a hose to fill up paddling pools and keep us cool.